Ship Details
Duncansby Head (H.M.S.) If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Registry #1	(RN)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1945	Duncansby Head (H.M.S.)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1945	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	424.6' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement	8580
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Escort Maintenance Ship
Engine	2500ihp Dominion steam reciprocating engine	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1945 she was owned by the Royal Navy as an Escort Maintenance Ship. In 1960 she was a HQ ship for the Reserve Fleet at Rosyth Scotland. In 1962 she was recommissioned at Rosyth with Girdle Ness as H.M.S. Cochrane.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	Headland at the northeast tip of Scotland.

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Heal, S.C. (1999)
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